Nicola Quondamatteo is a postdoctoral fellow in the sociology of work at the Universitiy of Padua. He deals with industrial relations, migrant labor, trade union strategies, and severe forms of exploitation across different industries.
In Monfalcone, in northeastern Italy, the far-right mayor has banned public Muslim prayer. Home to Europe’s largest shipyard, the town is a crucible of Italy’s rising migrant workforce — and the racist backlash against it.
Plans for EU-wide regulation of digital platforms could finally enshrine labor rights for workers for firms like Uber. Neoliberals from Emmanuel Macron to the far right are resisting the move.